What is the Total Wireless Spectrum Available in India across all Bands / Technologies ?
Indians are basically fond of Assets more than building businesses that can generate cash flow at the end of the day. This is consistent with the Digital Age Asset – Spectrum. I took a Top Down approach to study what is the Total Wireless Spectrum Available and how is it allocated.
According to the National Frequency Allocation Plan (2011) ample spectrum for 2G/3G/4G services – 100+Mhz in 2G, 60Mhz for 3G and 500+MHz for BWA services has been set aside to run Digital Economy. However, not all the spectrum is currently available for the private operators as some of it is with Government entities.
The following chart shows the Total Wireless Spectrum Available across all Bands / Technologies [2G/3G/4G/LTE/] as on October-31st, 2011. Read more
Idea Cellular’s – Idea ID-280 Android 3G SmartPhone Launched for Rs5850
Idea Cellular has launched Idea ID-280 3G Android SmartPhone in India for a retail price of Rs 5850. It is a Highly responsive touch screen Phone.
This phone comes with most useful features for 3G usage like – Live TV – Watch your favorite serial anytime anywhere. Facebook is an Inbuilt app. Google Search for Information at your fingertips. Youtube – Catch all the latest videos for your entertainment. It is also equipped with GPS.
Full Features of Idea ID-280 Android 3G SmartPhone as follows Read more
Idea Cellular’s – Idea Blade Android 3G SmartPhone Launched for Rs 7992
Idea Cellular has launched Idea Blade 3G Android SmartPhone in India for a retail price of Rs 7992. It is a Highly responsive touch screen Phone.
This phone comes with most useful features for 3G usage like – Live TV – Watch your favorite programme anytime anywhere. Facebook is Inbuilt as an app. Google Search for Information at your fingertips. Youtube – Catch all the latest videos for your entertainment. It is also equipped with GPS.
Full Features of Idea Blade Android 3G SmartPhone as follows Read more
Implications of Canceling Wireless 3G Intra Circle Roaming Agreements
3G Service providers are struggling to survive with poor take-off and adding to their woes is Headless Government’s stand to cancel Roaming arrangements.
From media reports and letters from CEOs of Telcos to the Government gives us a sense that Government is determined to cancel 3G ICR arrangements. What does this mean for the Telecom Sector in India ?
- For Consumers – If 3G Roaming is scrapped, 3G tariffs may rise over time Read more
What’s the 3G Intra-Circle Roaming Issue in India – Incompetent Governance + Worst Telecom Bureaucreats
The Prime Minister should have intervened 3 years ago in the Telecom Sector when 2G Spectrum Scam was happening, sit across the table with various stake holder and sort out the the issue without a Scam. [Well, this is how things are currently done in India, in my limited hands on experience in executing work for the Government in IT Sector]
For the past few months, their is an argument over the legality of 3G Roaming Arrangements the Telecom Operators have entered into in circles where they do not have 3G spectrum. Lets look into what the issue of contention is form both the sides, Read more
Airtel Result Analysis – SMS Rocking – 3G / 2G Data Revenues Pathetic
My apologies that I couldn’t write about the Airtel Conference Call Post Q2 results. However, here is an interesting piece of data which has caught everybody by surprise. Airtel gets 14.5% revenues from VAS of which 9.5% is from SMS. This means the remaining 5% includes VAS like CRBT, IVR, etc along with 3G Data Services.
Airtel also derives revenues from some of its services like ‘facebook on SMS’ and ‘twitter on SMS’ as SMS revenues. These can technically be seen as data revenues and should not be significant in the overall comparison.
At the end of Sept-2011, Airtel India has 31 mn Mobile Internet Subscribers (24 mn 2G + 7 mn 3G). This is Active Internet Subscribers Read more
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